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The non-profit Opera Showcase of the Desert celebrates its forty-first year as an Associate of the Metropolitan Opera National Council - Western Region (aka MONC-WR). Since 1975, several notable opera stars made their debut at our Showcase Concert, held annually each Winter to give desert music lovers the joy of hearing the future stars of the opera. The singers presented at the Showcase Concert are winners and finalists of the current year’s Metropolitan Opera National Council Western Regional Auditions.

Opera Showcase of the Desert

Opera Showcase of the Desert is one of the few organizations established for the sole purpose of providing our MONC-WR finalists a “showcase” for their talents in advance of the national auditions in New York City. Opera Showcase also assists these young singers with financial support to aid their career preparation. Since 1975 Opera Showcase of the Desert donated in excess of a quarter of a million dollars directly to the artists, the MONC-WR and the Metropolitan Opera Education Program.

The mission of the Opera Showcase of the Desert is to showcase Metropolitan Opera National Council - Western Region finalists before they (the First Place Winner/s) compete/s in the National Preliminaries and Finals on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.